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Availability and integration of palliative care at US cancer centers. |
Hui D, Elsayem A, De la Cruz M, et al. |
Characterizing Palliative Care Background: Although the availability of palliative care services has increased steadily in the United States (US), most growth has occurred with the addition of inpa... |
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Outpatient palliative care practices. |
Rabow MW, Smith AK, Braun JL, Weissman DE. |
Characterizing Palliative Care Background: Although the availability of palliative care services has increased steadily in the United States (US), most growth has occurred with the addition... |
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Statins decrease the occurrence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. |
Khemasuwan D, Divietro ML, Tangdhanakanond K, Pomerantz SC, Eiger G. |
Statins Decrease Risk of Deep Vein Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients Background: Cancer more than quadruples the patient's risk of thrombosis compared to that of the general population; ch... |
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The effects of slow breathing on affective responses to pain stimuli: an experimental study. |
Zautra AJ, Fasman R, Davis MC, Craig AD. |
Slow Breathing Can Help Reduce Pain Background: Meditation is used to alleviate chronic pain; slow breathing is a component of meditation. Does slow breathing reduce acute pain intensity and ... |
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Randomized phase III clinical trial of five different arms of treatment in 332 patients with cancer cachexia. |
Mantovani G, Macciò A, Madeddu C, et al. |
Randomized Clinical Trial of Five Cancer Cachexia Treatments Background: Cancer cachexia syndrome (CACS) prevalence increases to > 80% before death; it causes 20% of cancer death... |
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